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Caravan hook up
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Hi I am fitting a caravan hook up on the wall next to the dno incomer box. No wires exposed. Do I still require an earth rod. The earth bond will be prob 1 ft long inside so not exposed. I know if I fit the box away using swa then yes earth rod would be used.
I think the issue is more that cable harmonization has progressed, we're no longer using the former British Standards for flexible cables - this change occurred for 17th Edition (16th AMD2 permitted H05VV-F as well as H07RN-F), so it's been in place for over 12 years!
And completely ignored by the sector for all that time - e.g. the Caravan Club's advise (https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/useful-information/hooking-up-to-the-mains/) says " harmonised code H07RN-F or H05VV-F or equivalent (BS6007 or 6500) 25 metres maximum (+ or – 2 metres) long of three core cable (live (brown), neutral (blue) and earth (green/yellow)) each core of 2.5mm squared section. " and " We recommended that the cable is coloured orange for visibility in long grass. " - yet have there been any reported problems?
- Andy.
I think the guidance just hasn't been updated Andy -both of the quoted standards were withdrawn in 2012.
Although, I have to point out also that BS 6007 is the standard for "singles" - unsheathed single-core cables - so that would make that part of the guidance plain wrong, wouldn't it?
I think the issue is more that cable harmonization has progressed, we're no longer using the former British Standards for flexible cables - this change occurred for 17th Edition (16th AMD2 permitted H05VV-F as well as H07RN-F), so it's been in place for over 12 years!
And completely ignored by the sector for all that time - e.g. the Caravan Club's advise (https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/uk-holidays/useful-information/hooking-up-to-the-mains/) says " harmonised code H07RN-F or H05VV-F or equivalent (BS6007 or 6500) 25 metres maximum (+ or – 2 metres) long of three core cable (live (brown), neutral (blue) and earth (green/yellow)) each core of 2.5mm squared section. " and " We recommended that the cable is coloured orange for visibility in long grass. " - yet have there been any reported problems?
- Andy.
I think the guidance just hasn't been updated Andy -both of the quoted standards were withdrawn in 2012.
Although, I have to point out also that BS 6007 is the standard for "singles" - unsheathed single-core cables - so that would make that part of the guidance plain wrong, wouldn't it?
